Can somebody offer some advise on a replacement sub?

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not an expert so please bear with me on this - i have a denon 500 all in one sustem ehich im happy with - the only thing is im not 100% the sub is doing the business for me. it may be that my living room is rather empty at the moment after having just decorated and put my new system in but im a little woried...

my furniture etc is on the way, in the meantime i wondered if there is any sub you would recommend along the same type of styling/colour as the one that comes with the denon? like i say im not an expert on these so not sure whats compstibe and whats nor - would it be easy to integrate a new one? simply replace?

any help appreciated, just wanted some food for thought whilst i wait for the rest of my room to arrive!

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thanks for the reply mate - forgive my ignorance but what do you mean by dedicated preout? art the mo there is a simple cable pair from the unit to my sub - standard sort of hifi cable - no plugs on the ends - clips in the pincer type thing to hold it in (christ i sound stupid!!) nothing fancy...

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so that means i have a choice of subs? i can quite happily look for an active sub? will it plug into the main dvd unit ok then? i'll still be using the black/red pincer things for the cables? actives are much better then passives i take it then - ill notice a difference with it amplifying the sound itself?

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Yes.
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No, you'll want a subwoofer interconnect cable. Just do a forum search and you'll get loads of information.
Actives are generally better than passives. In your case it definitely would be with a prudent choice of sub.

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The XLS200 is probably the best of the bunch but aside from that it depends what you want from the sub. The MS309 would be an excellent choice but is quite a bit bigger than you're used to. If you bought the Vita 50 I expect you'd be wondering about upgrading again fairly soon after.

I'm not famililar with the Wharfedale or Velodyne's so hopefully someone else can chime in.

In general though I don't really think you'd be disappointed with any of the subs mentioned.

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my room is L shaped but basically 17ft by 30ft - the sub will be positioned in front of the viewing area approx 15ft away..

what do you reckon will be the better performer in that setup? i want a nice rumble when watching a movie and decne tbass on my music wheni crank it up - i do however live in a terraced house - bu i dont like my neighbours!!

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EvilJohn2 must have been asleep when i forgot to recommend the velodyne special offer

I think the xls200 is a superb sub but it might struggle to fill that sort of space with the bass you want. If you can accomodate ti as the price is hardly worth quibbling over buy the cht12 The extra power and extension available from the 12 will be worth the size and money

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EvilJohn2 must have been asleep when i forgot to recommend the velodyne special offer

I think the xls200 is a superb sub but it might struggle to fill that sort of space with the bass you want. If you can accomodate ti as the price is hardly worth quibbling over buy the cht12 The extra power and extension available from the 12 will be worth the size and money

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Not asleep, on my way back from Kaz's.

Otherwise Dfour is right but I don't think the CHT-12 is included in the Power Buy, only the CHT-10 and CHT-8.

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Sorry Symey ive been up for a long time today I was a little confused. I would go for the CHt10 for the money. Especially as they only have 2 units left now Obviously the 12 would be better but it is nuch more money.